AshVilla Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Were ruining this guy's career Shame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Something happened to him yesterday because there were at least three occasions in the second half when he had loads of space to overlap in to and he didn't go. He held back and received a nothing ball. We'd switched to a back four then so maybe he was told not to bomb on. Maybe he wanted to but was worried about leaving the space in behind that has led to goals previously. Either way, he needs to have the confidence to run past people, especially when there's easy space to run in to. It can't have helped him having Lescott and Clark playing on his side this season. Maybe if Crespo plays that side, Amavi will get his confidence back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Were ruining this guy's career ShameNot ruining ruining his career in the slightest. He's a good player with huge potential and he's showing that.He cost us a point against Palace and you could say the goal VS Albion was down to his error as well. So there's a lot of room for improvement still. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Were ruining this guy's career Shame Not ruining ruining his career in the slightest. He's a good player with huge potential and he's showing that. He cost us a point against Palace and you could say the goal VS Albion was down to his error as well. So there's a lot of room for improvement still. You'll learn how things get ever-so-slightly exaggerated on VT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grobs Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Hes gone from looking like the best player we've signed to the worst in the last three games. Awful on Saturday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted October 5, 2015 Moderator Share Posted October 5, 2015 Something happened to him yesterday because there were at least three occasions in the second half when he had loads of space to overlap in to and he didn't go. He held back and received a nothing ball. We'd switched to a back four then so maybe he was told not to bomb on. Maybe he wanted to but was worried about leaving the space in behind that has led to goals previously. Either way, he needs to have the confidence to run past people, especially when there's easy space to run in to. And there was a moment in the last fifteen minutes when Grealish had the ball twenty yards infield and was imploring him to bomb on so he could play a ball in. In the end Grealish played the ball there anyway to force Amavi to run on to it - he belatedly chased it and nearly got to it but it went out of play. Before any of that had happened, Jack had already shouted "F*** off" and turned his back on it - he was clearly furious.Now that begs two questions.1.) Is Amavi being instructed not to make runs to the byline, even when other players think the space is available?2.) Does our 20 year old playmaker know more about the game than his manager?I think we've got this very talented footballer confused and tied up in knots of thinking about what he should be doing rather than just expressing his ability - by all means make sure he's doing everything right tactically in his own half, but let him play once he's in the final third surely?He looks really, really frustrated to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Something happened to him yesterday because there were at least three occasions in the second half when he had loads of space to overlap in to and he didn't go. He held back and received a nothing ball. We'd switched to a back four then so maybe he was told not to bomb on. Maybe he wanted to but was worried about leaving the space in behind that has led to goals previously. Either way, he needs to have the confidence to run past people, especially when there's easy space to run in to. And there was a moment in the last fifteen minutes when Grealish had the ball twenty yards infield and was imploring him to bomb on so he could play a ball in. In the end Grealish played the ball there anyway to force Amavi to run on to it - he belatedly chased it and nearly got to it but it went out of play. Before any of that had happened, Jack had already shouted "F*** off" and turned his back on it - he was clearly furious.Now that begs two questions.1.) Is Amavi being instructed not to make runs to the byline, even when other players think the space is available?2.) Does our 20 year old playmaker know more about the game than his manager?I think we've got this very talented footballer confused and tied up in knots of thinking about what he should be doing rather than just expressing his ability - by all means make sure he's doing everything right tactically in his own half, but let him play once he's in the final third surely?He looks really, really frustrated to me. Someone recalls that differently in the Grealish thread :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Something happened to him yesterday because there were at least three occasions in the second half when he had loads of space to overlap in to and he didn't go. He held back and received a nothing ball. We'd switched to a back four then so maybe he was told not to bomb on. Maybe he wanted to but was worried about leaving the space in behind that has led to goals previously. Either way, he needs to have the confidence to run past people, especially when there's easy space to run in to. And there was a moment in the last fifteen minutes when Grealish had the ball twenty yards infield and was imploring him to bomb on so he could play a ball in. In the end Grealish played the ball there anyway to force Amavi to run on to it - he belatedly chased it and nearly got to it but it went out of play. Before any of that had happened, Jack had already shouted "F*** off" and turned his back on it - he was clearly furious. Now that begs two questions. 1.) Is Amavi being instructed not to make runs to the byline, even when other players think the space is available? 2.) Does our 20 year old playmaker know more about the game than his manager? I think we've got this very talented footballer confused and tied up in knots of thinking about what he should be doing rather than just expressing his ability - by all means make sure he's doing everything right tactically in his own half, but let him play once he's in the final third surely? He looks really, really frustrated to me. Someone recalls that differently in the Grealish thread That will be me then. The way I saw it was Grealish did call Amavi on but then tried to push inside to make the space and Amavi had to hold the line otherwise he would've strayed offside. Grealish dallied with the ball instead of slipping it into space and then got smothered and lost the ball, then going off at Amavi. That was how I saw it at the time in L4 lower, but haven't seen any replays so if I'm incorrect please correct me? No doubt Amavi is frustrated but so would anyone playing in a team that provides no decent cover out wide when he drives forward. While Lescott is his cover when he is expected to push on and deliver I think he will continue to be frustrated tbh because it really exposes him and us. Even our CB's are far to wide and apart at times. And I cannot see what the heck Clark did to lose his place to Lescott in the first place especially when we looked quite solid at the back in the opening games. Until we address the issue of strength and cover out wide on what is a very wide pitch we will continually be questioning the performances and quality of our fullbacks until the end of days imo. We need natural width in midfield and until we sort this out our play will continue to be smothered, fragmented and will always break up easily with pressure. I think the pitch is far big for us to be playing so narrow at time especially when in possession of the ball. We just don't generate any space on the pitch with the formation. Amavi is a class act but as with the right back position, Hutton and Bacuna there is just not sufficient cover for them out wide to get forward without exposing themselves on a frequent basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Played for French under 21s in Scotland today, they won 2-1.Anyone on here go to the team or watch it on TV, BBC Alba showed it live apparently.Have to say France must have the best under 23 generation in world football currently...to go with the well known suspects like Greizmann, Pogba, Kondogbia, Martial etc they had Kingsley Coman, Rabiot and Laporte all playing today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdomlahor Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 He played right-back again apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted October 11, 2015 Moderator Share Posted October 11, 2015 Ah, that explained it - I tuned in to BBC Alba but couldn't see him at left back and tuned out because the commentator was speaking some sort of drivel and I couldn't understand a word - on the BBC too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilS Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Ah, that explained it - I tuned in to BBC Alba but couldn't see him at left back and tuned out because the commentator was speaking some sort of drivel and I couldn't understand a word - on the BBC too! Haha I did exactly the same OBE. I must admit that I had to google what BBC Alba was, as I had no idea what language they were talking. Turns out is was Scottish/Gaelic. On a side note I have noticed a programme called Bannan also on BBC Alba, imagine my disappointment when it wasn't what I expected it to be. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Now that's something I'd watch for 30 minutes, Con in the pundit's chair endlessly replaying that Bannan 5 yard pass v Liverpool and getting pundits like Gullit, Shearer and Wright to talk about it.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Whatever happened to Con? Blast from the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 12, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted October 12, 2015 (edited) Whatever happened to Con? Blast from the past. He made a bet that Bannan would start Palace's next match, or something. Bannan didn't even make the bench. I don't think Con has been seen since.He's the best troll VT has ever had. Total wind up. Edit: Yep, pretty much. This is one of his last posts Edited October 12, 2015 by Stevo985 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJ100 Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 It's nowhere near perfect.... But if Amavi can play well at RB and we had kept cissokho, I think we'd have been a lot more solid. cissokho can't do that much but he can defend well enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Isnt Amavi naturally right footed, though his left isnt bad either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Isnt Amavi naturally right footed, though his left isnt bad eitherOther way round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 He does use his right foot a lot when dribbling though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 I still think this guy has been better than luna, bennett and richardson combined Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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